Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-19
FOREST FIRES.
CAPE COD AND NORTHERN MICH
IGAN ABLAZE.
Valuable Timber Destroyed-Cran-
berry Bogs Ruined.

BOSTON, May l3.-[Special. Three
days ago the brush in the dense bogs of
Plymouth county caught fire and tre-
mendous conflagation is now in pro-
gress. Dispatches this afternoon state
that the towns of Wareham and Bourne
are surrounded by burning forests, and
the entire country is up fighting the
| fire. At ii a. m. to-day the fire was
within mile of Sandusky, a village of
| fifty houses, which is being hurriedly
abandoned by the inhabitants, who are
carrying. their household effects. The
village of Tahonet, consisting of forty
houses on the Wareham road, Is de-
serted and at noon was surrounded by
fire and afiame, as the big blaze in that
direction would indicate. The people
of Falmouth, Plymouth and South
MiddIeboro are all hurrying to the
scene with engines to save Wareham.
A heavy north wind is blowing. The
iron mills at East Wareham have shut
down and the employees have gone to
fight the flames. Loss is unestimated
as yet. Ten miles have been burned
over so far and much valuable timber
ruined. The destruction to the cram
berry bogs is a terrible blow to that
crop industry.
DETROIT, May. 13.-The drouth of
Texas is being repeated on smaller
scale in Michigan, with the added ter
ror of extensive forest fires. From all
parts of the State come reports that the
only moisture which the ground has
had in months was from the melting
SHOWS several weeks ago. Small fruits,
berries and vegetables are suffering
The forest fires still prevail around LIE
Roy, Tustin, Howard City and Mar
quette. Every foot of land in the vi
cinity of Nestoria has been burned over
and much valuable pine destroyed
The damage cannot be estimated, and
the destruction, already widespread,
will be something unprecedented un-
less rain falls. Smoke from the burn
ing woods has settled like a pail over
many northern cities.
IsHPEMING, Mich, May 13.-Forest
fires are raging near Teal lake and
Carp river, north of this city, and in a
southwesterly direction along the
tracks of the Chicago & Northwestern;
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic; Mil
waukee & Northern, and other rail-
roads. The fires appear to be spread
ing in every direction. Smoke is SO
dense on Lake Superior that naviga-
tion is greatly impeded.
WAUsAU, Wis, May 13.-Fires all
along the line of the Milwaukee &
Northern railway are raging fearfully.
The Mayor has sent for help and a
steamer to save the village.
ST. PAUL, May 13.-Fire at Mlnneap-
oils ut 1880 this morning burned the
Cedar Lake shop of the Minneapolis &
| ST. Louis railroad. Total loss, SIS, 900.
Two other fires followed this. Ecfund's
boarding house, No. 206 Sixteenth-av.,
south, was destroyed, and Mrs. Matt
Johnson was fatally burned.
PATERSON, May 13.-The Beckwith
iron works was destroyed by fire last
night, and 300 men are thrown out of
work. Loss not known. The build
ings and machinery were valued at
$500, 900, and were insured for $75, 900.
MARQUETTE, Mich, May 16.-Smoke
from forest fires is making navigation
perilous on Lake Superior. Yesterday
the propeller Jay Gould, bound from
Chicago to Duluth with cargo of mer-
chandise, lost her bearings on account
ofsmoke, and ran ashore off White Fish
Point. The propeller Peerless heard
her signals of distress, and after three
hours of work succeeded in releasing
iler. The extent of her injury, if any,
is not known.